> Wooohoooo!
>
> I should send you more stuff. I've been BMI for 10
> years now.
>
> A while back you said that PNRN was not limited to
> Theremin but that you were opening up to other
> "unusual" instruments. Would that list include: Short
> Wave Radio? Vintage Moog Synthesizers? Turkish Ud?
>
> Just askin'
>
> Most of what I do is "unusual."
>
> Peace
>
> Carvin
>
>
>
>
> --- David V <porphyrous@...> wrote:
>
>> John,
>>
>> Good eye. :-) Yes, as of 10/1/2007, PNRN is
>> licensed with BMI. The
>> payment for the license with ASCAP went in the mail
>> today, and I'm
>> waiting for it to arrive before posting that to the
>> site.
>>
>> This doesn't change all that much. What it permits
>> me to do is:
>>
>> * Play covers and classical works written after 1930
>> * Artists who are members of those organizations
>> might get royalties
>>
>> This also simplifies the music clearance process, as
>> I now only need to
>> clear the sound recording, where before I needed to
>> clear that and the
>> songwriter's rights as well.
>>
>> This changes nothing for most people, as only a
>> minority of the artists
>> on Spellbound were members of ASCAP or BMI as
>> songwriters. But for
>> those that are, it should set you up to begin
>> receiving some royalties,
>> maybe. And a couple of thereminists who originally
>> declined permission
>> for airplay because of concerns over waiving PRO
>> rights have now granted
>> me airplay permission now that the performance
>> licensing is covered.
>> Which means....more new music coming on Spellbound!
>> :-)
>>
>>
>> -----
>> DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans
>> http://davidv.purplenote.com davidv@...
>> -----
>> The Purple Note Radio Network:
>> Spellbound, a brief program of music for theremin
>> Sunday 10PM-12AM http://spellbound.purplenote.com
>> Different Drummers: Rare Instruments and Unusual
>> Music
>> Coming Soon http://diffdrum.purplenote.com
>> -----
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> John Hoge wrote:
>>> Hey Aetherphonics,
>>>
>>> Actually this is a Spellbound question, and I have
>> to confess I'm not
>>> very knowledgeable of music rights issues:
>>>
>>> I just noticed the emblem "BMI Music Played Here"
>> on the spellbound site.
>>> Does that mean Spellbound is free to play BMI
>> recordings, or can
>>> artists now also play along to existing BMI
>> recordings and they would
>>> be cleared for Spellbound?
>>>
>>> It looks like good news for the show whatever the
>> details are!
>>> Hope you are all well out here!
>>>
>>> Skol - John
>>> www.hoge-theremin.com
>>>
>>>
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